Gratitude: Weston’s caring nature, Turner’s independence. Contacting Mrs. Schultz, the principal at my old elementary school, and reminders of my childhood. The Pits: Had to get blood drawn and pee in a cup for an insurance exam. Flag football practice
Gratitude: Beautiful weather to enjoy. Friends and co-workers that I enjoy talking to. The Peaks: Turner has a project coming up where he has to create something inspired by Australia. He’s chosen to make origami boomerangs. He’s following the instructions
Gratitude: Both boys getting selected by their old flag football coaches. The Century Cube being featured in the Herald Chronicle. Fun guys’ night with the boys while Traci went to a race committee meeting. The Peaks: I could tell Weston
Gratitude: Situations without an Internet connection. Parents’ Nights Out. Friends. Warm showers. The Pits: Rainy weather. The Peaks: Today was Turner’s flag football evaluation. Let’s get this out of the way right now–his performance wasn’t as impressive as Weston’s was
Gratitude: Early Fridays to come home and spend the afternoon with the family. Dinners on the porch. The Pits: On our date night, we went to JJ’s Wine Bar for a drink while waiting on our table at Gray’s on
Gratitude: Trek didn’t die when they had to put him to sleep to clean his teeth. The Pits: My dentist visit went well, but he’s concerned about some recession and referred me to a periodontist. The Peaks: When I went
Gratitude: Boys that are competitive and eager to improve in sports. The Pits: I forgot to remind the boys to grab their lunches this morning on the way to school. This was especially critical today because Weston was going on
Gratitude: Competitive boys. The feeling of the weather right before a storm. The Pits: The boys’ basketball team lost their playoff game tonight after a really good game. They played hard, but as the fourth quarter came to an end
Gratitude: Health. And glasses. The Pits: In car line this morning, when the teachers started calling the kids out of the cars, my car wouldn’t start. Probably an artifact of having to disconnect my battery yesterday to install new headlight
Gratitude: Boys that are eager to camp out. Meeting our new neighbor, Dean, from South Korea. The Pits: I took the boys to see Peter Rabbit today at the AMC theater in Antioch, since it had the cheapest tickets. After